Annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual patent applications per million people was 1.31 applications per million people in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan, 2012–2019
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i. Measured in applications per million people.
Analysis
In 2019, annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan stood at 1.31 applications per million people. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 111th out of 135 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 108 Pakistan 1.78 applications per million people compare
- 109 Paraguay 1.5 applications per million people compare
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 1.46 applications per million people compare
- 112 Botswana 1.25 applications per million people compare
- 113 Rwanda 1.05 applications per million people compare
- 114 Mozambique 0.9461 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Bhutan
- Scientific and technical journal articles 102.52 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 91.3% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1 (2019)
- Number of people using the Internet 664,071 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.92 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 23,118 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Bhutan was 1.31 applications per million people in 2019, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i.
- What is the highest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 applications per million people in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 applications per million people in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bhutan ranks 111th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as part of Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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